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Caroline Spelman
Conservative MP for Meriden
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Caroline Spelman voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Communities and Local Government, Deputy Prime Minister, International Development, Treasury, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax, Local Government Finance, Council Tax: Valuation, Iraq
(based on written questions asked by Caroline Spelman and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
Most recent appearances
- Cost of Living (14 May 2013)
“I support the Gracious Speech and commend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the important measures that he has outlined, which will help the hard-working families in my west midlands constituency with the cost of living. It is the rising cost of global energy that has had such a huge knock-on effect on household bills, not least the cost of travel to work. I therefore...”
- Cost of Living (14 May 2013)
“I absolutely agree. That is an example to west midlands constituents of the Government’s commitment to growth, jobs and infrastructure, which is essential. When I drive home up the M40, I frequently see transporter loads of newly made cars from Solihull, representing our export-led recovery, but would it not be so much better if there was capacity on our railways to take that freight...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 62.76% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 547 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £7,524 (547th) | £10,760 (549th) | £10,382 (560th) | £9,303 | £13,093 (524th) | £7,739 (593rd) | £10,906 (581st) | £12,289 (508th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £15,782 (404th) | £12,642 (523rd) | £20,771 (254th) | £19,537 | £18,607 (300th) | £18,659 (365th) | £15,535 (536th) | £13,936 (382nd) |
| Staffing costs | £48,958 (639th) | £55,488 (637th) | £86,628 (217th) | £82,527 | £39,117 (655th) | £70,494 (171st) | £54,621 (591st) | £49,913 (185th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,049 (307th) | £7,057 (375th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,230 (193rd)1 | £11,048 (184th)2 | £8,935 (275th)3 | £7,672 | £12,373 (256th) | £13,950 (179th) | £10,862 (290th) | £8,525 (295th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £244 (262nd) | £409 (235th) | £808 (155th) | £159 | £797 (219th) | £80 (439th) | £320 (joint 325th with 1 other) | £300 (joint 314th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £3,185 (17th) | £3,075 (27th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £2,431 (5th) | £3,885 (3rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,073 (365th) | £227 (joint 614th with 2 others) | £651 (444th) | £746 | £1,114 (254th) | £260 (joint 609th with 1 other) | £730 (456th) | £550 (528th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £595 (joint 604th with 1 other) | £3,531 (229th) | £2,672 | £4,021 (190th) | £1,097 (joint 549th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,749 (8th) | £1,149 (joint 172nd with 2 others) | £0 | £2,236 (3rd) | £1,855 (joint 382nd with 1 other) | £1,855 (joint 373rd with 1 other) | £1,855 (345th) | |
| Other Costs | £1,311 (78th) | £13,897 (5th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £101,786 (625th) | £120,832 (598th) | £132,855 (418th) | £122,616 | £91,358 (641st) | £114,134 (440th) | £94,829 (589th) | £87,368 (356th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,280 (157th). Rail £5,718 (152nd). Misc £232 (120th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,639 (143rd). Rail £6,075 (148th). Misc £168 (131st). Other: Rail £166 (96th).
3 Car £2,616 (354th). Rail £5,697 (147th). Air £622 (138th).